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Game Theory and Postwar American Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Game Theory and Postwar American Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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If game theory, the mathematical simulation of rational
decision-making first axiomatically established by the
Hungarian-born American mathematician John von Neumann, is to prove
worthy of literary hermeneutics, then critics must be able to apply
its models to texts written without a working knowledge of von
Neumann's discipline in mind. Reading such iconic novels as
Fahrenheit 451, In Cold Blood, and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye from the
perspective of the four most frequently encountered coordination
problems - the Stag Hunt, the Prisoner's Dilemma, Chicken, and
Deadlock, Game Theory and Postwar American Literature illustrates
the significant contribution of mathematical models to literary
interpretation. The interdisciplinary approach of this book
contributes to an understanding of the historical, political, and
social contexts that surround the texts produced in the post-Cold
War years, as well as providing a comprehensive model of joining
game theory and literary criticism.
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